#FigmaTip Roundup 7.0 | Figma Blog (opens in new tab)

FigmaTip Roundup 7.0 collects small, community-shared techniques for working faster and more precisely in Figma. The tips focus on creating symmetrical shapes, controlling selection behavior, zooming directly to layers, and improving frame visibility. Together, they show how shortcuts and view settings can make everyday design tasks more efficient.

Creating Symmetrical Shapes with Components

• Draw a rough outline of one side of a shape, such as a vase or flask.
• Convert it into a component with ⌥⌘K.
• Duplicate it with ⌘D, then mirror the duplicate horizontally with ⇧H.
• Position the mirrored copy beside the original.
• Edit the component to refine the shape while preserving symmetry.

Freezing Selection Bounds

• Pressing the spacebar freezes the bounds of the current selection.
• This helps prevent the selection box from changing while moving or adjusting elements.

Zooming Directly to a Selection

• Enable “Keyboard Zooms Into Selection” in Figma’s settings.
• This makes it easier to zoom quickly to a selected layer, especially when choosing it from the layers panel.
• The feature is useful for navigating complex files with many objects.

Making Frames Easier to See

• The roundup also highlights Figma’s “Frame Outlines” view option.
• Frame outlines improve visibility and make it easier to distinguish frame boundaries while designing.

These shortcuts and settings are simple to adopt but can significantly improve speed, precision, and navigation in Figma.